Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-549B, FERC-549D, FERC-556, and FERC-561); Comment Request; Extension, 7826-7830 [2022-02834]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2022–SCC–0016]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Annual
Performance Report for the Gaining
Early Awareness for Undergraduate
Programs
Office of Postsecondary
Education (OPE), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension without change
of a currently approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 11,
2022.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2022–SCC–0016. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
ED will temporarily accept comments at
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the
docket ID number and the title of the
information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting
comments. Please note that comments
submitted by fax or email and those
submitted after the comment period will
not be accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by
postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the PRA Coordinator of the
Strategic Collections and Clearance
Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W208D,
Washington, DC 20202–8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Nicole
Josemans, 202–205–0064.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
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helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Annual
Performance Report for the Gaining
Early Awareness for Undergraduate
Programs.
OMB Control Number: 1840–0777.
Type of Review: An extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments; Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 155.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,550.
Abstract: Gaining Early Awareness
and Readiness for Undergraduate
Programs (GEAR UP), created in the
Higher Education Act Amendments of
1998 (Title IV, Section 404A–404H), is
a discretionary grant program which
encourages applicants to provide
support and maintain a commitment to
eligible low-income students, including
students with disabilities, to assist the
students in obtaining a secondary
school diploma and preparing for and
succeeding in postsecondary education.
GEAR UP provides grants to states and
partnerships to provide services at highpoverty middle and high schools. GEAR
UP grantees serve an entire cohort of
students beginning no later than the
seventh grade and follow them through
graduation and, optionally, the first year
of college.
The Annual Performance Report for
Partnership and State Projects for
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness
for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
is a required report that grant recipients
must submit annually. The purpose of
this information collection is for
accountability. The data is used to
report on progress in meeting the
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performance objectives of GEAR UP,
program implementation, and student
outcomes. The data collected includes
budget data on Federal funds and match
contributions, demographic data, and
data regarding services provided to
students.
Dated: February 7, 2022.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC21–40–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–549B, FERC–549D,
FERC–556, and FERC–561); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collections:
FERC–549B (Gas Pipeline Rates: Annual
Capacity Reports and Index of
Customers); FERC–549D (Quarterly
Transportation and Storage Report For
Intrastate Natural Gas and Hinshaw
Pipelines); FERC–556 (Certification of
Qualifying Facility (QF) Status for a
Small Power Production or
Cogeneration Facility); FERC–561
(Annual Report of Interlocking
Directorates). The above four collections
are a part of this combined notice only
and are not being combined into one
OMB Control Number, which will be
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review. The
Commission issued a 60-day notice on
November 30, 2021 requesting public
comments; no comments were received.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due March 14, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–549B (OMB #1902–0169), FERC–
549D (OMB #1902–0253), FERC–556
(OMB #1902–0075), and FERC–561
(OMB #1902–0099) to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUMMARY:
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Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB Control Number the
specified OMB Control Number
corresponding to the collection in the
subject line of your comments.
Comments should be sent within 30
days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Please submit copies of your
comments to the Commission. You may
submit copies of your comments
(identified by Docket No. IC21–40–000)
by one of the following methods:
Electronic filing through https://
www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native
applications and print-to-PDF, but not
in scanned or picture format.
• For those unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by hand (including
courier) delivery.
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Æ Hand (including courier) Delivery:
Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: OMB submissions must
be formatted and filed in accordance
with submission guidelines at
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Using the search function under the
‘‘Currently Under Review’’ field, select
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
click ‘‘submit,’’ and select ‘‘comment’’
to the right of the subject collection.
FERC submissions must be formatted
and filed in accordance with submission
guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov. For
user assistance, contact FERC Online
Support by email at ferconlinesupport@
ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208–3676
(toll-free).
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/ferconline/overview.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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1. FERC–549B
Title: FERC–549B, Gas Pipeline Rates:
Capacity Reports and Index of
Customers.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0169.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–549B information
collection requirements with no changes
to the current reporting requirements.
The Commission issued a 60-day notice
on November 30, 2021 (86 FR 67943)
requesting public comments; no
comments were received.
Abstract: As described below, FERC–
549B is comprised of information
collection activities at 18 CFR 284.13(b),
284.13(c), 284.13(d)(1), and
284.13(d)(2). The purpose of these
information collection activities is to
provide reliable information about
capacity availability and price that
shippers need to make informed
decisions in a competitive market. In
addition, the information enables
shippers and the Commission to
monitor marketplace behavior to detect,
and remedy, anti-competitive behavior.
The regulations at 18 CFR 284.13(b)
and 284.13(d)(1) require each interstate
pipeline to post information about firm
and interruptible service on its internet
website, and in downloadable file
formats. The information required at 18
CFR 284.13(b) includes identification of
the shippers receiving service and
details about contracts for firm service,
capacity release transactions,1 and
agreements for interruptible service. The
pipeline must maintain access to that
information for a period not less than 90
days from the date of posting. The
regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(d)(1)
requires equal and timely access to
information relevant to the availability
of all transportation services whenever
capacity is scheduled. In addition, each
interstate pipeline must provide
information about the volumes of nonotice transportation 2 provided. The
regulation and this information
collection activity enable shippers to
release transportation and storage
1 As provided at 18 CFR 284.8, an interstate
pipeline that offers transportation service on a firm
basis must include in its tariff a mechanism for firm
shippers to release firm capacity to the pipeline for
resale.
2 No-notice transportation allows for the
reservation of pipeline capacity on demand without
incurring any penalties.
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capacity to other shippers wanting to
obtain capacity. The information results
in reliable capacity information
availability and price data that shippers
need to make informed decisions in a
competitive market and enables
shippers and the Commission to
monitor the market for potential abuses.
The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(c)
requires each interstate pipeline to file
with the Commission an index of all its
firm transportation and storage
customers under contract on the first
business day of each calendar quarter.
The index of customers also must be
posted on the pipeline’s own internet
website, in downloadable file formats,
and must be made available until the
next quarterly index is posted. The
requirements for the electronic index
can be obtained from the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Division of
Information Services, Public Reference
and Files Maintenance Branch,
Washington, DC 20426.
The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(d)(2)
requires interstate pipelines to make an
annual filing by March 1 of each year
showing the estimated peak day
capacity of the pipeline’s system, and
the estimated storage capacity and
maximum daily delivery capability of
storage facilities under reasonably
representative operating assumptions
and the respective assignments of that
capacity to the various firm services
provided by the pipeline.
Types of Respondents: Respondents
for this data collection are interstate
pipelines and storage facilities subject to
FERC regulation under the Natural Gas
Act.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden 3 and cost 4 for FERC–
549B as shown in the following table:
3 For FERC–549B, FERC–549D, FERC–556, and
FERC–561, ‘‘burden’’ is defined as the total time,
effort, or financial resources expended by persons
to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
4 For FERC–549B, the Commission staff believes
that industry is similarly situated to the
Commission in terms of wages and benefits.
Therefore, cost estimates are based on FERC’s 2021
average annual wage (and benefits) for a full-time
employee of $180,703 (or $87.00/hour).
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FERC–549B—GAS PIPELINE RATES: CAPACITY REPORTS AND INDEX OF CUSTOMERS
Number of
respondents
Annual number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden
and cost ($) per
response
Total annual burden
and total annual cost
($)
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Capacity Reports under 284.13(b) & 284.13(d)(1) .......
168
6
1,008
Peak Day Annual Capacity Report under 284.13(d)(2)
Index of Customers under 284.13(c)5 ...........................
168
168
1
4
168
672
10 hrs.; $870 ........
3 hrs.; $261 ..........
Total .......................................................................
....................
........................
1,848
...............................
2. FERC–549D
Title: FERC–549D, Quarterly
Transportation and Storage Report for
Intrastate Natural Gas and Hinshaw
Pipelines.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0253.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–549D information
collection requirements with no changes
to the current reporting requirements.
The Commission issued a 60-day notice
on November 30, 2021 (86 FR 67943)
requesting public comments; no
comments were received.
Abstract: The reporting requirements
under FERC–549D are required to carry
out the Commission’s policies in
accordance with the general authority in
Section 1(c) of the Natural Gas Act
(NGA) 6 and Section 311 of the Natural
Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA).7 This
145 hrs.; $12,615
collection promotes transparency by
making available intrastate and
Hinshaw pipeline transactional
information. The Commission collects
the data on a standardized form with all
requirements outlined in 18 CFR
284.126.
The FERC–549D collects the
following information:
• Full legal name and identification
number of the shipper receiving service,
including whether the pipeline and the
shipper are affiliated;
• Type of service performed;
• The rate charged under each
contract;
• The primary receipt and delivery
points for each contract;
• The quantity of natural gas the
shipper is entitled to transport, store, or
deliver for each transaction;
146,160 hrs.;
$12,715,920.
1,680 hrs.; $146,160 ..
2,016 hrs.; $175,392 ..
149,856 hrs.;
$13,037,47240.
$75,690
870
1,044
77,604
• The duration of the contract,
specifying the beginning and (for firm
contracts only) ending month and year
of current agreement;
• Total volumes transported, stored,
injected or withdrawn for the shipper;
and
• Annual revenues received for each
shipper, excluding revenues from
storage services.
Filers submit the Form-549D on a
quarterly basis.
Type of Respondents: Intrastate
natural gas pipelines under NGPA
Section 311 authority and Hinshaw
pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden and cost 8 for the
information collection as follows:
FERC–549D—QUARTERLY TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE REPORT FOR INTRASTATE NATURAL GAS AND HINSHAW
PIPELINES
Average
annual number
of responses
per respondent
Average
annual total
number of
responses
Average burden
hours and cost ($)
per response
Total annual burden
hours and total annual
cost ($) (rounded)
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
PDF filings ...................................................................
120
4
480
12.5 hrs.;
$1,161.50.
6,000 hrs.; $557,520 ..
Total .....................................................................
....................
..........................
480
...............................
6,000 hrs.; $557,520 ..
3. FERC–556
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Average
annual
number of
respondents
Title: FERC–556, Certification of
Qualifying Facility (QF) Status for a
Small Power Production or
Cogeneration Facility.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0075.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–556 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements. The
Commission issued a 60-day notice on
November 30, 2021 (86 FR 67943)
5 The burden per response is based on burden
expended on similar forms and other similar FERC
reporting requirements (e.g. capacity reports).
6 15 U.S.C. 717(c).
7 15 U.S.C. 3371.
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requesting public comments; no
comments were received.
Abstract: Form No. 556 is required to
implement sections 201 and 210 of the
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978 9 (PURPA). FERC is authorized,
under those sections, to encourage
cogeneration and small power
production and to prescribe such rules
as necessary to carry out the statutory
directives.
A primary statutory objective is
efficient use of energy resources and
facilities by electric utilities. One means
of achieving this goal is to encourage
production of electric power by
cogeneration facilities which makes use
of reject heat associated with
commercial or industrial processes, and
by small power production facilities
which use other wastes and renewable
resources. PURPA encourages the
development of small power production
8 For FERC–549D, the hourly wage figure is
$92.92/hour (rounded). This cost represents the
average hourly cost (for wages plus benefits) of four
career fields: 23–0000 Legal ($142.25/hour), 13–
2011 Accountants ($57.41/hour), 13–1111
Management Analyst ($68.39/hour), and 11–3021
Computer and Information Sys. ($103.61/hour).
These June 2021 figures were compiled using
Bureau of Labor Statistics data that were specific to
each occupational category: https://bls.gov/oes/
current/naics2_22.htm.
9 16 U.S.C. 796 and 824i.
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facilities and cogeneration facilities that
meet certain technical and corporate
criteria through establishment of various
regulatory benefits. Facilities that meet
these criteria are called Qualifying
Facilities (QFs).
FERC’s regulations in 18 CFR part
292, as relevant here, specify: (a) The
certification procedures which must be
followed by owners or operators of
small power production and
cogeneration facilities; (b) the criteria
which must be met; (c) the information
which must be submitted to FERC in
order to obtain qualifying status; and (d)
the PURPA benefits which are available
to QFs to encourage small power
production and cogeneration.
18 CFR part 292 also exempts QFs
from certain corporate, accounting,
reporting, and rate regulation
requirements of the Federal Power
Act,10 certain state laws, and the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 2005.11
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Type of Respondents: Facilities that
are self-certifying their status as a cogenerator or a Small Power Producer
that is submits an application for FERC
certification of their status as a cogenerator.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the burden and
cost for this information collection as
follows:
FERC–556—CERTIFICATION OF QUALIFYING FACILITY STATUS FOR A SMALL POWER PRODUCTION OR COGENERATION
FACILITY
Facility type
Cogeneration Facility >1
MW 13.
Cogeneration Facility >1
MW.
Small Power Production
Facility >1 MW.
Small Power Production
Facility >1 MW.
Cogeneration and Small
Power Production Facility ≤1 MW (Self-Certification) 14.
Total ..........................
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Number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average burden
hours and cost
per response 12
Total annual burden hours
and total annual cost
(rounded)
Cost per
respondent
($)
(rounded)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) =
(3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
3.54 hrs;
$307.98.
50 hrs; $4,350 ...
515.14 hrs; $44,817.18 ....
$659.07
3,090.52 hrs; $268,875.24
930.26
3.54 hrs;
$307.98.
50 hrs; $4,350 ...
20,438.97 hrs;
$1,778,190.39.
0 hrs; $0 ...........................
659.07
Self-certification ................
68
2.14
145.52
Application for FERC certification.
Self-certification ................
28.89
2.14
61.81
2,698
2.14
5,773.72
Application for FERC certification.
Self-certification ................
0
2.14
0
697
2.14
1,491.58
3.54 hrs;
$307.98.
2,237.37 hrs; $194,651.19
279.27
..........................................
3,469
........................
7,423.66
...........................
26,282 hrs; $2,286,534 ....
....................
4. FERC–561
Title: FERC–561, Interlocking
Directorates.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0099.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–561 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements. The
Commission issued a 60-day notice on
November 30, 2021 (86 FR 67943)
requesting public comments; no
comments were received.
Abstract: The FERC Form 561
responds to the Federal Power Act
(FPA) requirements for annual reporting
of similar types of positions which
public utility officers and directors hold
with financial institutions, insurance
companies, utility equipment and fuel
providers, and with any of an electric
10 16
U.S.C. 791a, et seq.
U.S.C. 16451 through 165463.
12 The Commission staff believes that industry is
similarly situated in terms of wages and benefits.
Therefore, cost estimates are based on FERC’s 2021
average annual wage (and benefits) for a full-time
employee of $180,703 (or $87.00/hour).
11 42
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utility’s 20 largest purchasers of electric
energy (i.e., the 20 entities with high
expenditures of electricity). The FPA
specifically defines most of the
information elements in the Form 561
including the information that must be
filed, the required filers, the directive to
make the information available to the
public, and the filing deadline.
The Commission uses the information
required by 18 CFR 131.31 and collected
by the Form 561 to implement the FPA
requirement that those who are
authorized to hold interlocked
directorates annually disclose all the
interlocked positions held within the
prior year. The Form 561 data identifies
persons holding interlocking positions
between public utilities and other
entities, allows the Commission to
13 MW
= megawatt.
regulation at 18 CFR 292.203(d) exempts
small power production facilities and cogeneration
facilities from self-certification if they have a net
power production capacity of 1 MW or less.
However, we are disclosing burdens for these filings
because some facilities seek status as qualifying
facilities regardless of their capacity.
14 The
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review these interlocking positions, and
allows identification of possible
conflicts of interest.
Type of Respondents: Each officer or
director of a public utility also holding
the position of officer, director, partner,
appointee, or representative of any other
entity listed in section 305(c)(2) of the
FPA (including but not limited to
organizations primarily engaged in the
business of providing financial services
or credit, insurance companies, security
underwriters, electrical equipment
suppliers, fuel provider, and any entity
which is controlled by one or more of
these entities).
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the total annual
burden and cost 15 for this information
collection as follows:
15 Commission staff estimates that the industry’s
skill set and cost (for wages and benefits) for FERC–
561 are approximately the same as the
Commission’s average cost. The FERC 2021 average
salary plus benefits for one FERC full-time
equivalent (FTE) is $180,703/year (or $87.00/hour).
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FERC FORM 561—ANNUAL REPORT OF INTERLOCKING DIRECTORATES
Number of respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden
and cost per
response
Total annual
burden hours
and total annual
cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
0.25 hrs.; $21.75 ...
675 hrs.; $58,725 ..
2,700 .................................................................
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: February 4, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
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Filings Instituting Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP22–534–000.
Applicants: Viking Gas Transmission
Company.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rate PAL—World Fuel
Services, Inc. to be effective 2/3/2022.
Filed Date: 2/2/22.
Accession Number: 20220202–5140.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/14/22.
Docket Numbers: RP22–535–000.
Applicants: Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rate PAL Agreements—Koch
and Mercuria to be effective 2/2/2022.
Filed Date: 2/2/22.
Accession Number: 20220202–5172.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/14/22.
Docket Numbers: RP22–536–000.
Applicants: Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Company, LLC.
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Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Rate
Schedule S–2 Tracker Filing eff 2–1–
2022 to be effective 2/1/2022.
Filed Date: 2/3/22.
Accession Number: 20220203–5111.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/22.
Docket Numbers: RP22–537–000.
Applicants: Viking Gas Transmission
Company.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rate PAL—World Fuel
Services, Inc. Agreements VR1089 and
VR1090 to be effective 2/4/2022.
Filed Date: 2/3/22.
Accession Number: 20220203–5113.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/22.
Docket Numbers: RP22–538–000.
Applicants: Puget Sound Energy.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Amendment No. 14 and 15 to be
effective 1/14/2015.
Filed Date: 2/3/22.
Accession Number: 20220203–5137.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/15/22.
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Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/
fercgensearch.asp) by querying the
docket number.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: February 4, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP22–42–000]
Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice
of Application and Establishing
Intervention Deadline
Take notice that on January 21, 2022,
Northern Natural Gas Company
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street,
Omaha, NE 68124, filed an application
under sections 7(c) and 7(b) of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157 of
the Commission’s regulations requesting
authorization to: (1) Abandon in-place
the A-line and appurtenances in Boone,
Webster, Wright, and Hancock counties,
Iowa; and (2) install the D-line
extension and above-ground facilities,
all with appurtenances, in Wright
County, Iowa. Northern estimates the
cost for the project to be $31,245,046.
Specifically, Northern proposes to
abandon approximately 82.70 miles of
20-inch-diameter pipeline on Northern’s
IAM60601 A-line system and
appurtenances. Northern also requests
authorization to construct and operate
an approximately 6.04-mile extension of
its 30-inch-diameter Ogden to Ventura
IAM60604 D-line and appurtenances to
replace the capacity associated with the
abandoned A-line, all as more fully set
forth in the application which is on file
with the Commission and open to
public inspection.
In addition to publishing the full text
of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
document via the internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (https://
ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. At this
time, the Commission has suspended
access to the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, due to the
proclamation declaring a National
Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued
by the President on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact the Federal Energy
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 28 (Thursday, February 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7826-7830]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC21-40-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-549B, FERC-
549D, FERC-556, and FERC-561); Comment Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collections: FERC-549B (Gas Pipeline Rates: Annual Capacity
Reports and Index of Customers); FERC-549D (Quarterly Transportation
and Storage Report For Intrastate Natural Gas and Hinshaw Pipelines);
FERC-556 (Certification of Qualifying Facility (QF) Status for a Small
Power Production or Cogeneration Facility); FERC-561 (Annual Report of
Interlocking Directorates). The above four collections are a part of
this combined notice only and are not being combined into one OMB
Control Number, which will be submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review. The Commission issued a 60-day notice on
November 30, 2021 requesting public comments; no comments were
received.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due March 14,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-549B (OMB #1902-0169), FERC-
549D (OMB #1902-0253), FERC-556 (OMB #1902-0075), and FERC-561 (OMB
#1902-0099) to OMB through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
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Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB Control Number the specified OMB Control Number
corresponding to the collection in the subject line of your comments.
Comments should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Please submit copies of your comments to the Commission. You may
submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No. IC21-40-000)
by one of the following methods:
Electronic filing through https://www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
Electronic Filing: Documents must be filed in acceptable
native applications and print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or picture
format.
For those unable to file electronically, comments may be
filed by USPS mail or by hand (including courier) delivery.
[cir] Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
[cir] Hand (including courier) Delivery: Deliver to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: OMB submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Using the search function under the ``Currently Under Review''
field, select Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; click ``submit,''
and select ``comment'' to the right of the subject collection.
FERC submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email at [email protected], or
by phone at: (866) 208-3676 (toll-free).
Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. FERC-549B
Title: FERC-549B, Gas Pipeline Rates: Capacity Reports and Index of
Customers.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0169.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-549B information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements. The Commission issued a 60-day notice on November 30,
2021 (86 FR 67943) requesting public comments; no comments were
received.
Abstract: As described below, FERC-549B is comprised of information
collection activities at 18 CFR 284.13(b), 284.13(c), 284.13(d)(1), and
284.13(d)(2). The purpose of these information collection activities is
to provide reliable information about capacity availability and price
that shippers need to make informed decisions in a competitive market.
In addition, the information enables shippers and the Commission to
monitor marketplace behavior to detect, and remedy, anti-competitive
behavior.
The regulations at 18 CFR 284.13(b) and 284.13(d)(1) require each
interstate pipeline to post information about firm and interruptible
service on its internet website, and in downloadable file formats. The
information required at 18 CFR 284.13(b) includes identification of the
shippers receiving service and details about contracts for firm
service, capacity release transactions,\1\ and agreements for
interruptible service. The pipeline must maintain access to that
information for a period not less than 90 days from the date of
posting. The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(d)(1) requires equal and
timely access to information relevant to the availability of all
transportation services whenever capacity is scheduled. In addition,
each interstate pipeline must provide information about the volumes of
no-notice transportation \2\ provided. The regulation and this
information collection activity enable shippers to release
transportation and storage capacity to other shippers wanting to obtain
capacity. The information results in reliable capacity information
availability and price data that shippers need to make informed
decisions in a competitive market and enables shippers and the
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\1\ As provided at 18 CFR 284.8, an interstate pipeline that
offers transportation service on a firm basis must include in its
tariff a mechanism for firm shippers to release firm capacity to the
pipeline for resale.
\2\ No-notice transportation allows for the reservation of
pipeline capacity on demand without incurring any penalties.
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The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(c) requires each interstate
pipeline to file with the Commission an index of all its firm
transportation and storage customers under contract on the first
business day of each calendar quarter. The index of customers also must
be posted on the pipeline's own internet website, in downloadable file
formats, and must be made available until the next quarterly index is
posted. The requirements for the electronic index can be obtained from
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Division of Information
Services, Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, Washington, DC
20426.
The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(d)(2) requires interstate pipelines
to make an annual filing by March 1 of each year showing the estimated
peak day capacity of the pipeline's system, and the estimated storage
capacity and maximum daily delivery capability of storage facilities
under reasonably representative operating assumptions and the
respective assignments of that capacity to the various firm services
provided by the pipeline.
Types of Respondents: Respondents for this data collection are
interstate pipelines and storage facilities subject to FERC regulation
under the Natural Gas Act.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden \3\ and cost \4\ for FERC-549B as shown in the
following table:
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\3\ For FERC-549B, FERC-549D, FERC-556, and FERC-561, ``burden''
is defined as the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information collection
burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
\4\ For FERC-549B, the Commission staff believes that industry
is similarly situated to the Commission in terms of wages and
benefits. Therefore, cost estimates are based on FERC's 2021 average
annual wage (and benefits) for a full-time employee of $180,703 (or
$87.00/hour).
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FERC-549B--Gas Pipeline Rates: Capacity Reports and Index of Customers
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Annual number
Number of of responses Total number Average burden and cost Total annual burden and total Cost per
respondents per of responses ($) per response annual cost ($) respondent
respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)....................... (3) * (4) = (5)............... (5) / (1)
(3)
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Capacity Reports under 284.13(b) & 168 6 1,008 145 hrs.; $12,615......... 146,160 hrs.; $12,715,920..... $75,690
284.13(d)(1).
Peak Day Annual Capacity Report 168 1 168 10 hrs.; $870............. 1,680 hrs.; $146,160.......... 870
under 284.13(d)(2).
Index of Customers under 168 4 672 3 hrs.; $261.............. 2,016 hrs.; $175,392.......... 1,044
284.13(c)\5\.
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Total......................... ........... .............. 1,848 .......................... 149,856 hrs.; $13,037,47240... 77,604
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similar forms and other similar FERC reporting requirements (e.g.
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Title: FERC-549D, Quarterly Transportation and Storage Report for
Intrastate Natural Gas and Hinshaw Pipelines.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0253.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-549D information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements. The Commission issued a 60-day notice on November 30,
2021 (86 FR 67943) requesting public comments; no comments were
received.
Abstract: The reporting requirements under FERC-549D are required
to carry out the Commission's policies in accordance with the general
authority in Section 1(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) \6\ and Section
311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA).\7\ This collection
promotes transparency by making available intrastate and Hinshaw
pipeline transactional information. The Commission collects the data on
a standardized form with all requirements outlined in 18 CFR 284.126.
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\6\ 15 U.S.C. 717(c).
\7\ 15 U.S.C. 3371.
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The FERC-549D collects the following information:
Full legal name and identification number of the shipper
receiving service, including whether the pipeline and the shipper are
affiliated;
Type of service performed;
The rate charged under each contract;
The primary receipt and delivery points for each contract;
The quantity of natural gas the shipper is entitled to
transport, store, or deliver for each transaction;
The duration of the contract, specifying the beginning and
(for firm contracts only) ending month and year of current agreement;
Total volumes transported, stored, injected or withdrawn
for the shipper; and
Annual revenues received for each shipper, excluding
revenues from storage services.
Filers submit the Form-549D on a quarterly basis.
Type of Respondents: Intrastate natural gas pipelines under NGPA
Section 311 authority and Hinshaw pipelines.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden and cost \8\ for the information collection as
follows:
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\8\ For FERC-549D, the hourly wage figure is $92.92/hour
(rounded). This cost represents the average hourly cost (for wages
plus benefits) of four career fields: 23-0000 Legal ($142.25/hour),
13-2011 Accountants ($57.41/hour), 13-1111 Management Analyst
($68.39/hour), and 11-3021 Computer and Information Sys. ($103.61/
hour). These June 2021 figures were compiled using Bureau of Labor
Statistics data that were specific to each occupational category:
https://bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm.
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Average Average annual Average
annual number of annual total Average burden hours and Total annual burden hours Cost per
number of responses per number of cost ($) per response and total annual cost ($) respondent
respondents respondent responses (rounded) ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)....................... (3) * (4) = (5).............. (5) / (1)
(3)
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PDF filings....................... 120 4 480 12.5 hrs.; $1,161.50...... 6,000 hrs.; $557,520......... $4,646
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Total......................... ........... ............... 480 .......................... 6,000 hrs.; $557,520.........
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3. FERC-556
Title: FERC-556, Certification of Qualifying Facility (QF) Status
for a Small Power Production or Cogeneration Facility.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0075.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-556 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements. The Commission issued a 60-day notice on November 30,
2021 (86 FR 67943) requesting public comments; no comments were
received.
Abstract: Form No. 556 is required to implement sections 201 and
210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 \9\ (PURPA).
FERC is authorized, under those sections, to encourage cogeneration and
small power production and to prescribe such rules as necessary to
carry out the statutory directives.
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A primary statutory objective is efficient use of energy resources
and facilities by electric utilities. One means of achieving this goal
is to encourage production of electric power by cogeneration facilities
which makes use of reject heat associated with commercial or industrial
processes, and by small power production facilities which use other
wastes and renewable resources. PURPA encourages the development of
small power production
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facilities and cogeneration facilities that meet certain technical and
corporate criteria through establishment of various regulatory
benefits. Facilities that meet these criteria are called Qualifying
Facilities (QFs).
FERC's regulations in 18 CFR part 292, as relevant here, specify:
(a) The certification procedures which must be followed by owners or
operators of small power production and cogeneration facilities; (b)
the criteria which must be met; (c) the information which must be
submitted to FERC in order to obtain qualifying status; and (d) the
PURPA benefits which are available to QFs to encourage small power
production and cogeneration.
18 CFR part 292 also exempts QFs from certain corporate,
accounting, reporting, and rate regulation requirements of the Federal
Power Act,\10\ certain state laws, and the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 2005.\11\
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\10\ 16 U.S.C. 791a, et seq.
\11\ 42 U.S.C. 16451 through 165463.
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Type of Respondents: Facilities that are self-certifying their
status as a co-generator or a Small Power Producer that is submits an
application for FERC certification of their status as a co-generator.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the burden and
cost for this information collection as follows:
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Total annual Cost per
Number of Number of Total Average burden hours burden hours and respondent
Facility type Filing type respondents responses per number of and cost per response total annual cost ($)
respondent responses \12\ (rounded) (rounded)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) (4)................... (3) * (4) = (5)... (5) / (1)
= (3)
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Cogeneration Facility >1 MW \13\ Self-certification. 68 2.14 145.52 3.54 hrs; $307.98..... 515.14 hrs; $659.07
$44,817.18.
Cogeneration Facility >1 MW..... Application for 28.89 2.14 61.81 50 hrs; $4,350........ 3,090.52 hrs; 930.26
FERC certification. $268,875.24.
Small Power Production Facility Self-certification. 2,698 2.14 5,773.72 3.54 hrs; $307.98..... 20,438.97 hrs; 659.07
>1 MW. $1,778,190.39.
Small Power Production Facility Application for 0 2.14 0 50 hrs; $4,350........ 0 hrs; $0......... 0
>1 MW. FERC certification.
Cogeneration and Small Power Self-certification. 697 2.14 1,491.58 3.54 hrs; $307.98..... 2,237.37 hrs; 279.27
Production Facility <=1 MW $194,651.19.
(Self-Certification) \14\.
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Total....................... ................... 3,469 .............. 7,423.66 ...................... 26,282 hrs; ...........
$2,286,534.
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4. FERC-561
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\12\ The Commission staff believes that industry is similarly
situated in terms of wages and benefits. Therefore, cost estimates
are based on FERC's 2021 average annual wage (and benefits) for a
full-time employee of $180,703 (or $87.00/hour).
\13\ MW = megawatt.
\14\ The regulation at 18 CFR 292.203(d) exempts small power
production facilities and cogeneration facilities from self-
certification if they have a net power production capacity of 1 MW
or less. However, we are disclosing burdens for these filings
because some facilities seek status as qualifying facilities
regardless of their capacity.
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Title: FERC-561, Interlocking Directorates.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0099.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-561 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements. The Commission issued a 60-day notice on November 30,
2021 (86 FR 67943) requesting public comments; no comments were
received.
Abstract: The FERC Form 561 responds to the Federal Power Act (FPA)
requirements for annual reporting of similar types of positions which
public utility officers and directors hold with financial institutions,
insurance companies, utility equipment and fuel providers, and with any
of an electric utility's 20 largest purchasers of electric energy
(i.e., the 20 entities with high expenditures of electricity). The FPA
specifically defines most of the information elements in the Form 561
including the information that must be filed, the required filers, the
directive to make the information available to the public, and the
filing deadline.
The Commission uses the information required by 18 CFR 131.31 and
collected by the Form 561 to implement the FPA requirement that those
who are authorized to hold interlocked directorates annually disclose
all the interlocked positions held within the prior year. The Form 561
data identifies persons holding interlocking positions between public
utilities and other entities, allows the Commission to review these
interlocking positions, and allows identification of possible conflicts
of interest.
Type of Respondents: Each officer or director of a public utility
also holding the position of officer, director, partner, appointee, or
representative of any other entity listed in section 305(c)(2) of the
FPA (including but not limited to organizations primarily engaged in
the business of providing financial services or credit, insurance
companies, security underwriters, electrical equipment suppliers, fuel
provider, and any entity which is controlled by one or more of these
entities).
Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the total
annual burden and cost \15\ for this information collection as follows:
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\15\ Commission staff estimates that the industry's skill set
and cost (for wages and benefits) for FERC-561 are approximately the
same as the Commission's average cost. The FERC 2021 average salary
plus benefits for one FERC full-time equivalent (FTE) is $180,703/
year (or $87.00/hour).
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Annual number
Number of respondents of responses Total number Average burden and cost per Total annual burden hours and Cost per
per respondent of responses response total annual cost respondent ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)............................. (3) * (4) = (5)................ (5) / (1)
(3)
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2,700............................... 1 2,700 0.25 hrs.; $21.75............... 675 hrs.; $58,725.............. $21.75
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Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: February 4, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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